Native Language Literacy and Phonological Memory as Prerequisites for Learning English as a Foreign Language

Examined the effects of phonological memory and native-language (NL) literacy acquisition on learning English as a foreign language. Subjects were Finnish first graders, who were age 7 at the beginning of the study. Results suggest NL literacy is highly significant for foreign-language learning and...

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Published inApplied psycholinguistics Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 329
Main Authors Dufva, Mia, Voeten, Marinus J. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1999
Subjects
Elementary School Students
English (Second Language)
Finland
Foreign Countries
Grade 1
Language Proficiency
Literacy
Longitudinal Studies
Memory
Native Language
Phonology
Primary Education
Second Language Learning
Finland
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Summary:Examined the effects of phonological memory and native-language (NL) literacy acquisition on learning English as a foreign language. Subjects were Finnish first graders, who were age 7 at the beginning of the study. Results suggest NL literacy is highly significant for foreign-language learning and that one way to promote foreign-language learning is diagnosing NL literacy early. (Author/VWL)
ISSN:0142-7164
DOI:10.1017/S014271649900301X